IC Shipbrokers herewith welcomes you to today’s freight market report. We are giving you an insight in today’s freight market and an update with the latest freight market indications.
The market today had a little more positive activity in parts of the drybulk market. The capes had again slower activity, the panamax a little positive activity, the supramax and handysize both had unchanged activity.
The capesizes had further slowing activity and therefore with slight falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was little better and the market reacted with minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had fine activity levels. The supramax tonnage had little better activity with unchanged rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with little slower activity, and resulted in very minor falling rates in all areas and directions.
The European coaster market was today with slow general activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with minor falling rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were again with unchanged rates and the Mediterranean had further minor falling rate levels today.
The tanker market was today with fine level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with good activity resulting in real increasing rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with fine activity and it resulted also in increasing rate levels from the various loading areas.
We will be back tomorrow with more freight market news from www.icshipbrokers.com
